Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

10 Mt. Pleasant in the near future,
and whatever they may present, they
may bc assured OF cordial welcom.
1t is predicted that the star Of
Bethlehem" will appear this year for
the first time since the birth OF +
Christ. The star is said to appear
directly north of the North star, and
visible. in its dazzling, light at noon
day. 1t is solar orb, many times
the magnitude of the sun, whose or
bitsis yet mcalculatcd by any astron f.
omer.
Several very long letters have been
received by Governor Luce recently,
from some person in Detroit, regard
ing the preservation of the forests ot
Michigan. The epistlcs close in this
manner: "Enishils will do, NJ. 7.
The supcrScription on the envelopes
are: "Goy. Luce, Governor of the
state of Michigan, Governors office,
i'm care of himself, Lansing, Mich.
The Michigan Central Railroad
Company viii in the near future test
new invention for heating cars
consisting of patent fuel chemically
prepared which i, incloscd in an iron
box placed under the seats The i'm
ycntor claims that his fuel, which
~moldcrs, but will only scorch ANY
iuhammablc substance with which
it. is brought into contact and NOT
start q flame, will give out great heat
and will not be affected by atmo-
phcric changes. The fuel looks like
iincly-powdcrcd charcoal.
The submarine forest of our
port said a man from Kcno~ha.
WIS. ii, being broken up by the
grinding = the ice. This forest oN-
tends about a mile and a half into
the lake. The grain and bark of the
trees are entirely di>SimiIar from
ANYTHING found i'm the forests of the
present day. thus showing almost
conclu~iyciy that the buried forest
was swallowed up by the sea ages
and ages ago. Fishermen who east
tholr nets near these leaflets and pet
rfad trees often bring mp whole
branches and twigs, and once in
great while "a heavy sea washea "a
uaricd trunk ashore. There arc
intifc men who hold that thc
-uukcu forest Prov, that the earth
a, been paving tribute TO The bake
oyer since tie birth of time l'hc
vase amount of ice I'm the lake this
winter has had the effect of ccmol +
shin. many of the trees portions # +,
which hayo been cast upon the an
'hor ice during the severe eastcrly
gales Chicago Her4Id
The following item, Of consider
bIc interest to many Of orr readers
ya- crowded ont last week. The
upremc court fled an opinion last
week. i'm the Maple river improve
ucnt case, declaring lio law under q
which tie improvement Wa, being
made. unconstitutional and the pro
cedines OF the probate court Of
5rl,jot CO.. IN the matter, void. 1t S
generally understood that the laN
.a- passed by the Influence of the s
+. & 4. T. railroad for ,ho purpose !
If relieving their roadbed of Ya~t
mount of water where the road
rosscs the rlyor. Under the law
} IN. Knoll, of 81 Louis. was ap
laintrl commissioner ~ construct I
hc work. The law appropriated la8
cctions of swamp land and provided d
.or lowing q tax ior the additional
Expense. nd the tax is !agici by tic
omni -ionrr amounted O. sh0u' Z
.I-.Hou twas 10 aNoi this tae
bat eioanships ot Es>eA, in this
umtv. auj Fulton Washington and
-lI m Gratio' county, voted m1bot
ul began proceedings ia thc sn
uomc court 20 review the proceed 5
NOS of the probate court OF Gratiot
.omty in appointing the commits.
Toner and test the con>titutionalijy
81 the law. which has just been de
.iled aS above. The contractors
Who have been lo considerable OK
Jcnsc in building drcdgc. etc. for
he work. are now left TO seek other
Iclds Of labor, and the poor people
IN the Maple are not robbed for the
,eneft of railroad The four
ownships were represented in the
asc by Auton q Moss. with II. q II.
!. Walbridgc Us counsel, while 'hc
cfeudants were represented b
y Whitrny and s ! Scott of
.oui.. Old, 81 Robson ot lansing.
.sllt Pond and VIM. n H,. ar
detroit. and ~ :. T. Nceb.ry ~
icvcland. Ohio. St-,Jom~ ~
sva.pt